| Tripp Phillips | |
| Residence: | Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Birth Date: | 27 August 1977 |
| Birth Place: | Newport News, Virginia, U.S. |
| Turnedpro: | 2001 |
| Plays: | Right-handed |
| Careerprizemoney: | US$311,162 |
| Singlesrecord: | 0–1 |
| Singlestitles: | 0 0 Challenger, 1 Futures |
| Highestsinglesranking: | 343 (May 19, 2003) |
| Doublesrecord: | 43–53 |
| Doublestitles: | 2 15 Challenger, 13 Futures |
| Highestdoublesranking: | 29 (October 9, 2006) |
| Australianopendoublesresult: | 2R (2007) |
| Frenchopendoublesresult: | 1R (2006, 2007) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult: | 2R (2006) |
| Usopendoublesresult: | SF (2006) |
| Mixed: | yes |
| Mixedrecord: | 4–1 |
| Mixedtitles: | 1 (China '04) |
| Wimbledonmixedresult: | 1R (2007) |
| Updated: | 30 April 2021 |
Owen Thomas Phillips III (better known as Tripp Phillips) (born August 26, 1977)[1] is a former American professional tennis player.
Phillips was born in Newport News, Virginia. He started to play tennis at the age of four with his mother Brenda and father O.T. When he was 16, he was among the top 10 in America in boy's 16–18.
He attended Charlotte Country Day School and then the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he majored in sports science and was an All-American his senior year.
Phillips is married to Laura Zuger. He is currently an assistant coach for the UNC Tar Heels men's tennis team.[2]
He has won two ATP doubles title in his career, the first was in Tokyo, Japan on October 2, 2006, when he and his partner, Ashley Fisher defeated American duo Paul Goldstein and Jim Thomas in straight sets, 6–2, 7–5. The second was at the 2008 Indianapolis Tennis Championships when he and Fisher defeated Scott Lipsky and David Martin, 6–3, 3–6, 10–5.
Also, he has won several ITF circuit challengers with Fisher and also in Atlantic City with his partner Ryan Sachire. In 2006 he partnered with Rogier Wassen to win the doubles title at an ITF challenger event in Mexico City.
In 2004, he played his only singles match at the ATP World Tour level. It came at the Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic in Scottsdale, Arizona, and he lost to compatriot Robby Ginepri in the first round, 6–2, 6–0.
In 2008, he paired with K. J. Hippensteel to win two matches in doubles qualifying and make the main draw at Wimbledon. They then lost in the first round of the main draw to Ross Hutchins and Stephen Huss, 6–3, 6–7(5), 7–5, 6–2.
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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| Win | 1–0 | Japan Open, Japan | 500 Series | Hard |  Ashley Fisher |  Paul Goldstein Jim Thomas | 6–2, 7–5 | ||
| Win | 2–0 | Indianapolis, United States | 250 Series | Hard | Ashley Fisher | Scott Lipsky David Martin | 3–6, 6–3, [10–5] |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
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| Win | 1–9 | USA F8 Mobile | Futures | Hard |  Lazar Magdinchev | 2–6, 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 1–1 | USA F27 Hammond | Futures | Hard | Michael Joyce | 6–7(8–10), 6–7(1–7) | ||
| Loss | 1–2 | USA F9 Elkin | Futures | Hard |  Josh Goffi | 6–4, 2–6, 4–6 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |||
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| Loss | 0–1 | Mexico F1, Chetumal | Futures | Hard |  Andrew Nisker |  Josef Neštický Jiri Vrbka | 4–6, 2–6 | ||||
| Win | 1–1 | Mexico F2, Cancún | Futures | Hard | Andrew Nisker |  Dimitrio Martinez-Castro Jacobo Hernandez | 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 | ||||
| Loss | 1–2 | USA F11, Vero Beach | Futures | Clay | Jeff Laski |  Daniel Andersson Ryan Sachire | 4–6, 6–7(4–7) | ||||
| Win | 2–2 | Canada F1, Mississauga | Futures | Hard | Andrew Nisker | Steve Berke Kyle Porter | 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–1 | ||||
| Loss | 2–3 | Canada F2, Montreal | Futures | Hard | Andrew Nisker | Bobby Kokavec Nicolas Brochu | 2–6, 4–6 | ||||
| Win | 3–3 | USA F24, Hattiesburg | Futures | Hard | Andrew Nisker |  Vikrant Chadha Ryan Sachire | 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 | ||||
| Loss | 3–4 | New Zealand F2, Christchurch | Futures | Hard | Doug Root | Dirk Stegmann Johan Du Randt | 6–7(2–7), 6–2, 4–6 | ||||
| Loss | 3–5 | USA F7, Little Rock | Futures | Hard | Oskar Johansson | Huntley Montgomery Ryan Sachire | 5–7, 2–6 | ||||
| Win | 4–5 | USA F8, Mobile | Futures | Hard | Huntley Montgomery | Doug Bohaboy Thomas Blake | 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 | ||||
| Win | 5–5 | USA F9, Elkin | Futures | Hard | Huntley Montgomery | Rajeev Ram Brian Baker | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 | ||||
| Win | 6–5 | style=background:moccasin | Fresno, United States | style=background:moccasin | Challenger | Hard | Huntley Montgomery |  Ignacio Hirigoyen Daniel Melo | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 7–5 | USA F25, Lubbock | Futures | Hard | Huntley Montgomery |  F Ventura-Martell Marc Fornell Mestres | 6–0, 6–2 | ||||
| Win | 8–5 | USA F26, Arlington | Futures | Hard | Huntley Montgomery | John Paul Fruttero Jason Marshall | 6–0, 6–4 | ||||
| Win | 9–5 | USA F27, Hammond | Futures | Hard | Huntley Montgomery | Rajeev Ram Brian Baker | 6–3, 6–1 | ||||
| Win | 10–5 | USA F2, Kissimmee | Futures | Hard | Ignacio Hirigoyen | Felipe Parada Julio Peralta | 6–4, 6–2 | ||||
| Win | 11–5 | USA F3, Aventura | Futures | Hard | Ryan Sachire | Felipe Parada Julio Peralta | walkover | ||||
| Win | 12–5 | USA F4, Brownsville | Futures | Hard | Ryan Sachire | Lazar Magdinchev Dušan Vemić | 6–2, 6–1 | ||||
| Win | 13–5 | USA F7, Pensacola | Futures | Hard | Huntley Montgomery | Paul Goldstein Kiantki Thomas | 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 7–5 | ||||
| Loss | 13–6 | USA F9, Elkin | Futures | Hard | Huntley Montgomery | Travis Parrott Josh Goffi | 6–2, 2–6, 5–7 | ||||
| Loss | 13–7 | style=background:moccasin | Forest Hills, United States | style=background:moccasin | Challenger | Hard | Huntley Montgomery | Justin Gimelstob Scott Humphries | 6–7(1–7), 6–3, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 14–7 | style=background:moccasin | Atlantic City, United States | style=background:moccasin | Challenger | Hard | Ryan Sachire | Paul Goldstein Brandon Coupe | 7–5, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 14–8 | style=background:moccasin | Valladolid, Spain | style=background:moccasin | Challenger | Hard |  Philipp Mukhometov |  Jun Kato  Łukasz Kubot | 6–4, 0–6, 1–6 | ||
| Win | 15–8 | style=background:moccasin | Segovia, Spain | style=background:moccasin | Challenger | Hard | Ota Fukárek | Emilio Benfele Álvarez  Jean-François Bachelot | 6–4, 7–6(10–8) | ||
| Loss | 15–9 | style=background:moccasin | Austin, United States | style=background:moccasin | Challenger | Hard | Josh Goffi | Lu Yen-hsun Jason Marshall | 2–6, 6–2, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 15–10 | USA F1, Tampa | Futures | Hard | Huntley Montgomery | Rajeev Ram Brian Baker | 3–6, 6–3, 2–6 | ||||
| Win | 16–10 | USA F2, Kissimmee | Futures | Hard | Ryan Sachire | Scott Lipsky David Martin | 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 | ||||
| Win | 17–10 | style=background:moccasin | Mexico City, Mexico | style=background:moccasin | Challenger | Clay | Ashley Fisher | Rogier Wassen Federico Browne | 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 17–11 | style=background:moccasin | Leon, Mexico | style=background:moccasin | Challenger | Hard | Frédéric Niemeyer | Bruno Echagaray Miguel Gallardo Valles | 4–6, 6–7(1–7) | ||
| Loss | 17–12 | style=background:moccasin | Prostějov, Czech Republic | style=background:moccasin | Challenger | Clay | Travis Parrott |  Dominik Hrbatý Jaroslav Levinský | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 18–12 | style=background:moccasin | Córdoba, Spain | style=background:moccasin | Challenger | Hard | Brandon Coupe | Josh Goffi Emilio Benfele Álvarez | 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–1) | ||
| Win | 19–12 | style=background:moccasin | Aptos, United States | style=background:moccasin | Challenger | Hard | Huntley Montgomery | Diego Ayala Eric Taino | 7–6(7–3), 7–5 | ||
| Win | 20–12 | style=background:moccasin | Binghamton, United States | style=background:moccasin | Challenger | Hard | Huntley Montgomery | Nathan Healey Rik de Voest | 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4) | ||
| Win | 21–12 | style=background:moccasin | Bronx, United States | style=background:moccasin | Challenger | Hard | Huntley Montgomery | Igor Kunitsyn  Uros Vico | 7–6(8–6), 6–7(8–10), 6–2 | ||
| Win | 22–12 | style=background:moccasin | Neijing, China | style=background:moccasin | Challenger | Hard | Ashley Fisher | Justin Gimelstob  Graydon Oliver | 7–5, 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 22–13 | style=background:moccasin | Homestead, United States | style=background:moccasin | Challenger | Hard | Huntley Montgomery |  Gabriel Trifu Glenn Weiner | 7–5, 5–7, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 23–13 | style=background:moccasin | Vancouver, Canada | style=background:moccasin | Challenger | Hard | Ashley Fisher | Rajeev Ram Huntley Montgomery | 7–6(8–6), 1–6, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 24–13 | style=background:moccasin | Binghamton, United States | style=background:moccasin | Challenger | Hard | Huntley Montgomery | Alex Bogomolov Jr. Travis Rettenmaier | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 24–14 | style=background:moccasin | Southampton, Great Britain | style=background:moccasin | Challenger | Hard | Travis Parrott | Rogier Wassen Jeff Coetzee | 7–6(10–8), 4–6, [4–10] | ||
| Win | 25–14 | style=background:moccasin | Busan 2, South Korea | style=background:moccasin | Challenger | Hard | Ashley Fisher |  Sonchat Ratiwatana Sanchai Ratiwatana | 7–5, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 26–14 | style=background:moccasin | Champaign-Urbana, United States | style=background:moccasin | Challenger | Hard | Ashley Fisher | Justin Gimelstob Rajeev Ram | 6–3, 5–7, 6–0 | ||
| Win | 27–14 | style=background:moccasin | Orlando, United States | style=background:moccasin | Challenger | Hard | Ashley Fisher | Mischa Zverev Alex Kuznetsov | default | ||
| Win | 28–14 | style=background:moccasin | Mexico City, Mexico | style=background:moccasin | Challenger | Clay | Rogier Wassen | Alexander Waske Michael Kohlmann | 6–7(4–7), 6–4, [13–11] | ||
| Loss | 28–15 | style=background:moccasin | Tallahassee, United States | style=background:moccasin | Challenger | Hard | Bobby Reynolds | Rik de Voest Glenn Weiner | 6–3, 3–6, 0–1 ret. |
| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | SR | W–L | Win% | ||
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| Australian Open | A | 1R | A | 2R | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | |||
| French Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | |||
| Wimbledon | 1R | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | |||
| US Open | A | A | bgcolor=yellow | SF | 3R | A | 0 / 2 | 6–2 | ||
| style=text-align:left | Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 5–3 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 0 / 10 | 8–10 |